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Olga Rocheeva is the co-coordinator of the Mideast Solidarity Project, an Evergreen State College student group that has helped organize the annual film festival since its inception in 2004. This year's festival, running from Feb. 15 to Feb. 23, will feature 30 films. The films range in length from short
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According to the 8th annual Middle East Film Festival's website, the aim of the festival is to dissect the roots of occupation, illuminating the humanity of people who refuse to be defined by the conditions under which they live. Lofty goals for a local festival that lasts a little longer
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When Bill Caudle was in basic training in Oct. 2009, a television news crew asked if it could come on base and videotape him. No, he hadn't been picked to star in a reality TV series about the perils of basic. And no, the news crew wasn't particularly interested in
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The town of Roy is out there. Way out there. Leaving from Olympia, I drive past a tribal casino, multiple taverns, the unincorporated community of McKenna and a number of barbeque joints before I roll into Roy. The trip takes almost an hour. Nineteen miles from Tacoma my ass. Roy
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Like many, I went through a short hookah phase in my late teen years. I recall many nights spent lounging around my buddy's apartment, a big group of friends passing around the hookah hose while discussing the merits of an extended trip to the Amazon. Maybe some reggae playing; maybe
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A totally renovated Cheney Stadium will cut down on the lines to buy beer between innings. What? You want more news on the renovation? But, um, why? I've told you the important part: increased concession space at remodeled Cheney Stadium means quicker lines at the hot dog stands. Buy a beer
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FULL DISCLOSURE: Volcano freelance writer Paul Schrag and freelance designer Mary K Johnson were involved with the planning and implementation of this event. I'm lazy when it comes to supporting my local environment and community. Sure, I take the bus instead of driving my car whenever I can. Sure,
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There is a moment in every young(-ish) man's life where he must rise up. Where he must take a stand. Where the shackles of reason and doubt should be tossed aside, not only for the good of a Weekly Volcano article, but for the good of the soul. Yes, dear readers,
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I recently visited The Evergreen State College to meet with the individuals behind the local concert series, Olympia Winter Nights. Upon sitting down with the show's creators, talk does not begin with logistics, planning or any of the other topics one might expect to start off an interview. Instead, we
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As much as I wish the following statement weren't true, here it is anyway: Certain nights just aren't conducive to heavy drinking. The night before an exam, the night you enter your third trimester of pregnancy or the night you have to pick up grandma from the airport, to name a few.
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My hopes are admittedly high for Monday night Rockaraoke at Jazzbones. A chance to sing onstage with a live band, cheap Miller High Life and a valid excuse to drink on a Monday (!) night? Yes, yes and, oh God, yes. But fantasies of wooing a thoughtful Jazzbones crowd are quickly
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My hopes are admittedly high for Monday night Rockaraoke at Jazzbones. A chance to sing onstage with a live band, cheap Miller High Life and a valid excuse to drink on a Monday (!) night? Yes, yes and, oh God, yes. But fantasies of wooing a thoughtful Jazzbones crowd are quickly
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It's a common tale. A monster corporation seeks to increase profit margins and expand business at any cost, eliminating an important community arts space in the process. Frustrated citizens can only stand by as a national conglomerate destroys an arts haven they know and love, proving once again that money
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The night starts out when Frank convinces me and Dalton to head down to Jackson, Missouri. We work the door at Frank's rough-and-tumble nightclub; Dalton using his fists to do a bit of house cleaning. Then Dalton meets this hottie blonde doctor, but of course that jackass Wesley has to
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It's the good clubs that are hard to write about. No matter how many bodacious adjectives or ripping verbs I cram into a review, I feel I can never do a good club justice. The good clubs always deserve more, more than this tiny column can give. And as far as
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Outside of Tacoma's Loose Wheel is a sign alerting passersby that the bar is "All the Sports ... all the Time." Underneath that proclamation is another sign, this one reading, "Pull tabs. Good Friends ... Spirits." Interesting, I think to myself. Why would the Loose Wheel want to take up valuable
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Gia is an escort. She dates, hooks up with and sleeps with men for money. She is 28 years old, lives in Tacoma and makes upwards of $5000 a week. She has held regular jobs in the past, but now chooses her line of work for the money and flexibility.
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According to Wikipedia (always a dependable source), when Roger Ebert writes film reviews he keeps the film's intended audience in mind. Ebert's reviews aren't solely dependent on if he likes the film, but also based on whether or not he thinks the people paying to see the film would like
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It's not too often I wear a tie. Graduations, weddings, funerals and the occasional job interview ... that's about it. But I don a pink tie for my visit to downtown Tacoma's new Encore nightclub. Why a tie, you ask. Well for one, Encore enforces a dress code - slacks and collared
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I hate that I have to review Jezebels for the Meat Market. Hate it. Let me explain: One night, a couple of dude friends and I were drinking whiskey at neighboring McCoy's Tavern. After a few drinks (four or five), we decided we should devote the night to what all nights
